CASE STUDY
Overview of a Transition Management mission led by one of our Interim Managers:
Position: Interim Manager – Technical Manager – Pharmaceutical Sector
Context and Mission: Interim leadership and asset security
Following a governance change at a strategic industrial site in the Hauts-de-France region, MANAGERIM was entrusted with ensuring continuity across all technical functions. The mission focused on maintaining high operational performance while relaunching a major infrastructure renovation program.
Challenges & Actions:
- Took over leadership of a 12-person team spanning Maintenance, Capital Projects, Utilities, and Engineering
- Re-energized teams around a clear, unifying leadership framework and instilled a culture of continuous improvement
- Structured and supervised all preventive and corrective maintenance activities to ensure uptime and compliance of critical equipment
- Coordinated a multi-year infrastructure renovation program: defined technical scope, created planning schedules, monitored budgets, and liaised with both internal stakeholders and external providers
- Delivered regular, detailed reporting to site leadership and ensured full compliance with pharmaceutical industry regulations and standards
- Provided technical support across cross-functional topics such as utilities, metrology, and modernization initiatives
Results:
- Rapid stabilization of technical leadership, improved team cohesion, and renewed motivation
- Controlled deployment of the renovation program with clear investment prioritization
- Optimized maintenance plans and strengthened industrial safety standards
- Marked improvement in equipment reliability and cross-functional coordination
Profile of our MANAGERIM Interim Manager:
- Proven experience in technical leadership within demanding industrial sectors such as pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, food processing, or technical packaging
- Strong technical expertise in utilities, metrology, and complex industrial infrastructures
- Hands-on leadership style with a high level of adaptability in regulated environments
- Advanced project management and change leadership capabilities across multidisciplinary teams
- Proficient in professional English and experienced with technical tools (CMMS, SAP PM, SCADA and supervision systems)
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